Today I was driving by someone's home and saw what I thought were pretty white "pillars" down the side of their driveway with gorgeous plant boxes sitting inside of them hanging down over the sides of the "pillars".
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picture please!
I do not understand what they look like, can you post a picture?
here is the link for Ideas, they are not mine but thought they are interesting. The pictures of the ideas are on her website
elizabethjoandesigns.com/
Laundry Basket Planter
This is a re-post. The content from this post was lost during a technical glitch last summer. Just wanted to share it with you again, because you might be able to use this idea this spring.
When I see something left on the curb to be picked up by the trash man, my mind starts racing to create a use for this item. I begin to think I could totally use this for and then, it becomes a need. I have to have it or my life will not be complete!
This broken laundry basket I saw on the side of the road was no different, except I couldnt think of a use for it. I grabbed it off the side of the road anyways, not even caring. So, it sat in my basement for about six month when it finally hit me I can use it to as a planter. Here is how I turned this trash into treasure.
broken basket
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First, I taped up the crack in the side with some plain old packing tape. Next, I hot glued burlap on the inside to cover the slats of the basket. This was to help make sure my dirt stayed in.
burlap pannel
Then, I covered the basket with burlap, gluing the fabric down periodically.
burlap wrap
basket corner
After that, I took a separate piece of burlap and wrapped it around the top edge and handles.
brulap to wrap
I glued this edging to the inside of the basket.
allwrap
Then, I attached rope around the basket, making sure to cover the seam where the two fabric pieces came together.
knot1
A little hot glue was added to ensure there was no unraveling of the rope. After all this hard work, I wouldnt want that!
gluerope
Next, I tied the rope into this cool looking knot thing.
knot2
knot3
Finally, I added the dirt and plant. You cant even tell it was a broken laundry basket. Ye-haw!
plant(1)
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What do you do with broken laundry baskets? Erin said I would just throw them away. To which I responded If I lived closer, I would just pick them up.
The pictures of the ideas are on her website
elizabethjoandesigns.com/
They are From Emily
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